New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10A - CORRECTIONS
Chapter 2 - FISCAL MANAGEMENT
Subchapter 2 - INMATE ACCOUNTS
Section 10A:2-2.2 - Deposits and deductions
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) Inmate accounts of a correctional facility may be maintained in a group depository in an insured commercial bank or savings institution so long as the institution and account are authorized by the Department of the Treasury and approved by the Department of Corrections, Bureau of Accounting and Revenue.
(b) Interest accruing on inmate accounts shall be transferred on a periodic basis, at least once annually, to the Inmate Welfare Fund.
(c) Accurate records of each inmate account and spendable balance shall be maintained.
(d) Except where prohibited by State or Federal statute, deductions of funds either earned or unearned from inmate accounts shall be made by the Business Manager as permitted by:
(e) Deductions of funds identified in this section shall be made to pay:
(f) Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:46-1, deductions from inmate accounts shall be made by the Business Manager or designee to pay a transaction fee not to exceed $ 1.00 on each occasion a restitution payment or installment payment is made by an inmate who committed an offense on or after February 1, 1993. Deductions shall be made for:
(g) The transaction fee schedule as established in (f) above shall be as follows:
(h) Only nonindigent inmate funds in excess of the one-time monthly amount of $ 15.00 can be deducted by the Business Manager or designee in accordance with (d) above.
(i) In accordance with 30:4-16.4, monies derived from a civil action judgment received by an inmate shall be deposited in the account of the inmate at the correctional facility or regional correctional facility to which the inmate is assigned. Such monies shall be used to pay court-imposed fines, restitution or penalties that the inmate has not met; and may be used to satisfy any claims for reimbursement for medical treatment sought by the State or a county and/or to satisfy any other financial obligations to the Department of Corrections (see N.J.A.C. 10A:6-4 ).
(j) Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 30:4-15.1, the Business Manager or designee shall deduct from the account of an inmate a 10 percent surcharge on the sale price of every commissary item purchased by the inmate. Pursuant to Departmental internal management procedures, these collected funds shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer for deposit into the Victims of Crime Compensation Board (VCCB) account.